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this plane

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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nine o'clock

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

4

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

rice field

2

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

1

Naha (city in Okinawa)

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

be; is

1

stewardess; (female) flight attendant

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

4

joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

14

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

36

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

43

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

Marine Corps; Royal Marines

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

75

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

really; truly

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

2

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

33

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

18

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

4

suffix for familiar person

4

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

11

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

6

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

yesterday

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

9

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

5

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

34

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

3

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

11

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

5

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

10

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

3

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

2

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

3

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

3

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

5